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Rare numbers∗
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2013-03-22 3:44:43
Rare numbers are the non palindromic numbers when added or subtracted
to its reverse gives a perfect square. For example 65 is a rare number because 65 + 56 = 11¡sup¿2¡/sup¿ and 65 - 56 = 3¡sup¿2¡/sup¿. Other examples of rare numbers are 65, 621770, 281089082, 2022652202, 868591084757,
872546974178 ... (Sequence A035519 of OEIS). If we consider palindromic rare
numbers, there are infinitely many rare numbers. For example, the numbers in
the series 242, 20402, 2004002, 200040002, 20000400002 ... are palindromic rare
numbers. There are 84 rare numbers less than 10¡sup¿20¡/sup¿.
Rare numbers exhibit certain properties. Rare numbers start always with an
even digit and end in the digits 0, 2, 3, 7 and 8. Digital root of a rare number is
always 2, 5, 8 and 9. Odd rare numbers are much fewer than even rare numbers.
Also rare numbers with odd number of digits is fewer than rare numbers with
even number of digits. After investigating rare numbers upto 10¡sup¿20¡/sup¿,
Shyam Sunder Gupta conjectured that there are no prime numbers. Also it is
not known whether there are infinitely many rare numbers.
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